Paul Bertner / Thick-tailed Scorpion (Tityus sp), under UV light, Sani Lodge, Ecuador

Paul Bertner / Thick-tailed Scorpion (Tityus sp), Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam

Ann & Steve Toon / Black hairy thicktailed scorpion (Parabuthus villosus), Namib Desert, Namibia, April

Piotr Naskrecki / Thick-tailed Scorpion (Tityus sp) under ultraviolet light, Suriname

Piotr Naskrecki / Thick-tailed Scorpion (Tityus sp), Suriname

Richard Du Toit / Thick-tailed Scorpion (Buthidae) walking on sand dune and casting a shadow, Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia

Piotr Naskrecki / Scorpion (Parabuthus transvaalicus) female carrying young, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

Emanuele Biggi / Scorption (Parabuthus granulatus) under UV light, Namibia.

Paul Bertner / Scorpion (Lychas asper) feeding on another scorpion, Udzungwa Mountains National Park, Tanzania

Paul Bertner / Scorpion (Babycurus gigas) feeding on another scorpion, photographed under UV light, Udzungwa Mountains National Park, Tanzania

Paul Bertner / Thick-tailed Scorpion (Tityus sp), Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam

Cyril Ruoso / Black scorpion (Parabuthus villosus) Dorob National Park, Namibia.